DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.
NEED FOR GREATER NAVY. BRITAIN'S REDUCED STRENGTH. "Wo cannot sit quietly at home and rest in a feeling of false security that the League of Nations can fully safeguard the world against another great outbreak of war," said Mr. A. G. Lunn, president of the Auckland branch of the Navy League, in an address to members last evening; ' Mr. Lunn said that in the. past the defence of the British Empire had 'depended on the strength of the naval forces, backed by Continental alliances or ententes. It was probable that Britain might have to seriously consider.reverting to both safeguards, and if an alliance with Franco proved impossible the only alternative seemed to be an alliance with Germany. The in naval armaments had been carried to excess by Britain, and no other nation had followed her lead. In the future every effort should be made to strengthen the Royal Navy by building up to the limit of the quota and by maintaining every vessel at its greatest efficiency. The British Government also should iie urged to proceed without delay with the completion of the Singapore base.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20900, 16 June 1931, Page 10
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